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cinemas & bookshops in Costa Rica

If you are an ESL teacher living and working abroad, finding reading material in English or a cinema showing films in English can sometimes be difficult. To help you, we are compiling a directory of English language bookshops and cinemas worldwide.

English language bookshops in Costa Rica
English language cinemas in Costa Rica

travel guides & language books for Costa Rica

Costa Rica Lonely Planet
This sixth edition features a new colour introduction covering the country's highlights. Also has a new outdoor adventure chapter which profiles the best white-water rafting, surfing, hiking and wildlife watching. Maps are grid-referenced for easier use.
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Costa Rican Spanish
This phrasebook gives an essential guide to mastering the local Spanish idiom, and includes an extensive section on the flora and fauna of Costa Rica. It covers food, accommodation and getting around, and gives a guide to grammar and punctuation.
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map & facts

Independence Day, 15 September (1821 from Spain)
International dialing code: 506
Population: 3,956,507
Language: Spanish
Government: democratic republic
Religion: Roman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.3%, other Protestant 0.7%, other 4.8%, none 3.2%
Climate: tropical and subtropical; dry season (December to April); rainy season (May to November); cooler in highlands
Map of Costa Rica

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